Writer
Whittaker Chambers
Defected communist spy, writer, editor
1901 - 1961
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Whittaker Chambers
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Whittaker Chambers is the 5,958th most popular writer (down from 5,597th in 2024), the 10,004th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,423rd in 2019) and the 726th most popular American Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Whittaker Chambers ranks 5,958 out of 7,302. Before him are Fatima Meer, Walter Moers, Rebecca Solnit, Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, Samuel Benchetrit, and Nikolay Rubtsov. After him are Brigitte Kronauer, Jules Roy, David Storey, Jeroen Brouwers, José Jiménez Lozano, and Fredrik Backman.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Fatima Meer
1928 - 2010
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 5,952
Walter Moers
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 5,953
Rebecca Solnit
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 5,954
Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin
1817 - 1903
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 5,955
Samuel Benchetrit
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 5,956
Nikolay Rubtsov
1936 - 1971
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 5,957
Whittaker Chambers
1901 - 1961
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 5,958
Brigitte Kronauer
1940 - 2019
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 5,959
Jules Roy
1907 - 2000
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 5,960
David Storey
1933 - 2017
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 5,961
Jeroen Brouwers
1940 - 2022
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 5,962
José Jiménez Lozano
1930 - 2020
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 5,963
Fredrik Backman
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 5,964
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Whittaker Chambers ranks 327. Before him are Leopoldo Conti, Francis Chichester, Helen Ferguson, Shirley Mason, Richard Brauer, and Brian Donlevy. After him are Frank Buckles, Paul Fix, Modesto Denis, Anna Aloys Henga, Katri Vala, and Miguel Brito. Among people deceased in 1961, Whittaker Chambers ranks 185. Before him are Harry DeBaecke, Anita Stewart, Elda Emma Anderson, Peyami Safa, Niels Petersen, and Kazimierz Laskowski. After him are Zoltan Korda, Augustus John, Gail Russell, Miriam A. Ferguson, Eugene Bullard, and Augusto Barcía Trelles.
Others Born in 1901
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Leopoldo Conti
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1970
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 321
Francis Chichester
WRITER
1901 - 1972
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 322
Helen Ferguson
ACTOR
1901 - 1977
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 323
Shirley Mason
ACTOR
1901 - 1979
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 324
Richard Brauer
MATHEMATICIAN
1901 - 1977
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 325
Brian Donlevy
ACTOR
1901 - 1972
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 326
Whittaker Chambers
WRITER
1901 - 1961
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 327
Frank Buckles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 2011
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 328
Paul Fix
ACTOR
1901 - 1983
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 329
Modesto Denis
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 330
Anna Aloys Henga
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1901 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 331
Katri Vala
WRITER
1901 - 1944
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 332
Miguel Brito
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 333
Others Deceased in 1961
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Harry DeBaecke
ATHLETE
1879 - 1961
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 179
Anita Stewart
ACTOR
1895 - 1961
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 180
Elda Emma Anderson
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1961
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 181
Peyami Safa
WRITER
1899 - 1961
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 182
Niels Petersen
GYMNAST
1885 - 1961
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 183
Kazimierz Laskowski
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1961
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 184
Whittaker Chambers
WRITER
1901 - 1961
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 185
Zoltan Korda
FILM DIRECTOR
1895 - 1961
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 186
Augustus John
PAINTER
1878 - 1961
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 187
Gail Russell
ACTOR
1924 - 1961
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 188
Miriam A. Ferguson
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1961
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 189
Eugene Bullard
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1961
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 190
Augusto Barcía Trelles
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1961
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 191
In United States
Among people born in United States, Whittaker Chambers ranks 10,004 out of NaN. Before him are Ira Aldridge (1807), Donald Gibb (1954), Charles Stanton Ogle (1865), Amy Poehler (1971), Elle Fanning (1998), and Madelaine Petsch (1994). After him are Larry Adler (1914), Pernell Whitaker (1964), Hayden Panettiere (1989), Hal Blaine (1929), Charles Hartshorne (1897), and MC Ren (1969).
Others born in United States
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Ira Aldridge
ACTOR
1807 - 1867
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 9,998
Donald Gibb
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 9,999
Charles Stanton Ogle
ACTOR
1865 - 1940
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 10,000
Amy Poehler
COMEDIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 10,001
Elle Fanning
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 10,002
Madelaine Petsch
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 10,003
Whittaker Chambers
WRITER
1901 - 1961
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 10,004
Larry Adler
MUSICIAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 10,005
Pernell Whitaker
BOXER
1964 - 2019
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 10,006
Hayden Panettiere
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 10,007
Hal Blaine
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 10,008
Charles Hartshorne
PHILOSOPHER
1897 - 2000
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 10,009
MC Ren
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 10,010
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Whittaker Chambers ranks 726. Before him are Helen Hunt Jackson (1830), Julie Garwood (1946), Winston Churchill (1871), Viktor Dragunsky (1913), Susan Glaspell (1876), and Rebecca Solnit (1961). After him are David S. Goyer (1965), Conrad Aiken (1889), Archibald MacLeish (1892), Marc Connelly (1890), Theodore Roethke (1908), and Bill Bright (1921).
Helen Hunt Jackson
1830 - 1885
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 720
Julie Garwood
1946 - 2023
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 721
Winston Churchill
1871 - 1947
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 722
Viktor Dragunsky
1913 - 1972
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 723
Susan Glaspell
1876 - 1948
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 724
Rebecca Solnit
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 725
Whittaker Chambers
1901 - 1961
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 726
David S. Goyer
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 727
Conrad Aiken
1889 - 1973
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 728
Archibald MacLeish
1892 - 1982
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 729
Marc Connelly
1890 - 1980
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 730
Theodore Roethke
1908 - 1963
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 731
Bill Bright
1921 - 2003
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 732
